NHL Bans Pride Tape: Players Are No Longer Allowed to Wrap Their Blades in Rainbow Tape
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The NHL bans Pride Tape, setting off a backlash from players and fans : NPR
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NHL Will Reportedly Ban Players From Using Pride Tape On Sticks With Stricter Rules For Theme Nights
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Arizona Coyotes' Travis Dermott uses Pride Tape after NHL's ban - ESPN
NHL Bans Rainbow-Colored Pride Tape on Players' Sticks
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The NHL's ban on Pride Tape is an embarrassing mess for the league
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Flyers' Ivan Provorov declines to wear Pride-themed jersey
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NHL bans Pride Tape, setting off backlash from players and fans - OPB
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NHL Bans Pride Jerseys, Other On-Ice Signs of LGBTQ+ Support
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Column: NHL players hope protest is real start toward battling racism - Los Angeles Times
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NHL rescinds ban of Pride Tape use for players on sticks - CBS Boston
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Outsports has learned that the NHL has issued a league-wide ban of Pride Tape on the ice with the players during warm-ups, games and even practices : r/hockey
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NHL rescinds ban on rainbow-colored Pride tape, allowing players to use it on the ice